Chapter 592: Public Relations Tactics

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, the group became conflicted.

Although Chen Jiajun said the principal offenders were Li Zhenbiao and Li Shuchang, they likely still held the status of accomplices.

Even if they returned to Hong Kong to stand trial, they would likely have to serve ten or twenty years in prison.

But if they didn't agree, then they would only have one outcome: being dragged to the firing range to be shot.

Relying on his status as a lawyer for the Wo Shing society, Koushui Su still wanted to bargain with Chen Jiajun: "Mr. Chen, is there a third option? We will never come to the Mainland to do business again!"

Chen Jiajun sneered, his tone incomparably indifferent: "What do you think?"

This counter-question left the group shivering with fear.

Under the pressure of Chen Jiajun's powerful aura, Fei Cheng, the brains of this organization, was the first to crack.

They were here to make money, not to seek death.

Cooperating with Chen Jiajun now still offered a glimmer of hope; after all, they could assume Daquan Bao was bluffing, but they did not believe Chen Jiajun was the type to bluff.

So Fei Cheng, the brains of the organization, sold out Cai Yuanqi without a second thought: "The Commissioner of Police, the 'Number One Brother' Cai Yuanqi!"

Although Chen Jiajun already knew this result, he still raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Why?"

Fei Cheng shook his head and said: "I don't know either. Seventy percent of the Laundry Powder sold by this organization ended up in the hands of this Cai sir. He seems to be very much in need of money!"

"Oh? But how does he monitor you? Aren't you afraid that you might gang up to fool him?" Chen Jiajun asked again.

"Mr. Chen, haven't you realized yet that our contact person, Cai Tianming, also has the surname Cai?" Fei Cheng said with a bitter smile.

"Hmm?" Chen Jiajun was stunned for a moment; he truly hadn't thought that there was such a relationship between Cai Tianming and Cai Yuanqi.

Although Cai Tianming was from Hong Kong, he was a low-life.

He had spent his life mingling in societies since he was young, while Cai Yuanqi's family were wealthy merchants; there was no way to connect them.

If not for Fei Cheng's reminder, an ordinary person really wouldn't be able to tell.

Chen Jiajun stroked his chin and said: "So you mean, Cai Yuanqi and Cai Tianming are relatives? Cai Yuanqi uses Cai Tianming to control you?"

Fei Cheng nodded with a bitter smile: "Otherwise, where do you think we got such courage? It's because we have a 'Number One Brother' as our backer."

Chen Jiajun sneered and said: "A 'Number One Brother' selling Laundry Powder—this is quite the joke!"

Fei Cheng glanced at Chen Jiajun and said: "Mr. Chen, we can cooperate with your investigation, but can you let us return to Hong Kong?"

They were all feeling uneasy now; after all, selling Laundry Powder here in the Mainland really could get you killed.

But in Hong Kong, at most, it would just be prison time.

As long as they had money, they could at least shorten their sentences by more than half.

Chen Jiajun didn't think much of these guys, and given Cai Yuanqi's caution, he wouldn't leave them with too much incriminating evidence.

Even if he kept these few people in his grasp, he likely wouldn't be able to dig up much.

So he waved his hand and said indifferently: "That depends on your own abilities. I won't interfere in this matter anymore!"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, everyone couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Although all the clues pointed to them, there was no solid evidence to pin them down.

So as long as Chen Jiajun didn't interfere, they could completely return to Hong Kong to stand trial.

Even if there really was evidence, as long as they returned to Hong Kong, they would only face a long prison sentence; at the very least, they wouldn't be dragged off to be shot.

After Chen Jiajun finished talking with these people, he stood up and left directly.

Seeing Chen Jiajun preparing to leave, Daquan Bao couldn't help but ask curiously: "Are you done asking?"

"Done asking. It's more complicated than I imagined!" Chen Jiajun rubbed his temples and said: "Too many people are involved; I don't have a lead yet!"

Daquan Bao nodded and said: "The meaning from above is that this matter shouldn't be blown out of proportion! After all, the face of the Special Administrative Region must be considered; handling it low-key is best!"

Chen Jiajun could understand the meaning Daquan Bao conveyed.

After all, for such a big matter, if it were blown up, the entire Hong Kong would be shaken by an earthquake.

At that time, the number of people involved wouldn't just be one or two!

In that case, it would give those nails planted by the England Gweilo an opportunity to exploit.

Thinking of this, Chen Jiajun said in a heavy tone: "I will handle it carefully, but this matter cannot be dragged out! Cai Yuanqi himself must get out!"

"That is also the meaning from above!" Daquan Bao nodded.

Chen Jiajun took a deep breath and said: "Since that's the case, I will return to Hong Kong first."

"Then I will handle these society bosses!" Daquan Bao asked tentatively.

Chen Jiajun nodded: "Do what you have to do. Don't hold back when it's time to slap them, otherwise those societies will become even more brazen, and many people will follow suit! If we encounter idiots like the Huang Family again, who knows what kind of big trouble might be caused!"

Daquan Bao nodded and said: "I understand!"

Chen Jiajun came to the Mainland for two reasons: one was to wait for news from above, and the other was to find out who was behind these society bosses.

Now that both aspects had been achieved, this trip could be considered perfect.

And he had also obtained an unexpected bonus: the relationship between Cai Yuanqi and Cai Tianming.

Cai Tianming, this guy, having been caught manufacturing drugs, would certainly be unable to escape death.

Chen Jiajun held the relationship between Cai Yuanqi and Cai Tianming in his hands; this counted as evidence that could topple Cai Yuanqi.

It was just that this evidence was still slightly insufficient.

After all, the opponent this time was the 'Number One Brother' of the Hong Kong Police Force.

But fortunately, he had already cleared things with those above; as soon as Chen Jiajun returned to Hong Kong, people from the Security Bureau came looking for him.

And the one who came was none other than the head of the Security Bureau, Lu Minghua.

"Director Lu, long time no see." Chen Jiajun had dealt with Lu Minghua before.

Ever since the Three Secretaries and Thirteen Bureaus were established, Chen Jiajun had taken the initiative to cut off the connection between the two sides.

After all, Chen Jiajun had always avoided participating in political issues, and since Lu Minghua was appointed as the Director of the Security Bureau, he still had to avoid suspicion where necessary.

It was just that this time, the situation was different.

This matter concerns the Commissioner of Police, and the Hong Kong Police Force is one of the agencies under the Security Bureau.

Lu Minghua also smiled and greeted him: "It has indeed been a long time, Mr. Chen!"

After Chen Jiajun had Ilsa bring in tea, he told her he needed to discuss some matters with Lu Minghua and that no one was allowed to approach the reception room.

Ilsa nodded, closed the door of the reception room, and stood guard at the entrance.

After the two had a sip of tea, Lu Minghua asked directly: "I won't waste words. I want to ask what thoughts Mr. Chen has regarding this current matter?"

"I have obtained evidence regarding Cai Yuanqi, but it is far from enough! Therefore, I still need to borrow a knife," Chen Jiajun said to Lu Minghua.

"Evidence?" Although Lu Minghua knew Chen Jiajun intended to move against Cai Yuanqi.

He did not expect that he had actually managed to get his hands on evidence.

Chen Jiajun did not say much more and handed a stack of documents directly to Lu Minghua.

After reading them, Lu Minghua's expression darkened instantly.

A dignified Commissioner of Police, the number one of the Hong Kong Police Force, was actually colluding with his own family members to traffic laundry powder back in his hometown.

Trafficking laundry powder would be one thing, but he was actually caught on the spot by the police back home.

This kind of thing was simply a slap in the face to his Security Bureau.

One must know that Cai Yuanqi, as Commissioner of Police, had to be approved by the Security Bureau.

Originally, seeing that Cai Yuanqi was part of the Local Faction in Hong Kong, he was allowed to rise to the position to maintain Hong Kong's stability.

He never expected that he would end up causing such a mess.

Clutching the documents in his hand, Lu Minghua said coldly: "This is enough. Cai Yuanqi will no longer be able to serve as Commissioner of Police!"

Chen Jiajun hurriedly stopped Lu Minghua and said: "Wait, Secretary Lu! There are forces behind Cai Yuanqi. If you remove him from his position, the people behind him will quickly go into hiding, and it will be even more troublesome then!"

Lu Minghua frowned and said: "Hmm? There is someone behind him?"

Chen Jiajun nodded and said: "This is a massive organization. I even suspect they have people in every department in Hong Kong. You are aware of the investigations the Guojun Group has been subjected to recently, right?"

Lu Minghua nodded; he was certainly aware of recent events.

The most lively topic in Hong Kong recently was Lu Yongyu suing the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau and the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong.

This case had caused a huge stir and had become the talk of the town for Hong Kong citizens after their meals.

Moreover, as Chen Jiajun's woman, Lu Yongyu's style of conduct was identical to Chen Jiajun's. The way Chen Jiajun had treated the Independent Commission Against Corruption back then was exactly how Lu Yongyu was treating these two departments.

Whether the lawsuit could be won or not didn't matter; she was fighting to the death.

The Guojun Group could still afford such a small amount of Lawyer fees.

Lu Minghua nodded and asked: "Then what do you want to do?"

Chen Jiajun sneered and said: "Since we are going to move against him, we must strike Cai Yuanqi dead in one go; we cannot give him a chance to turn things around! Otherwise, even if Cai Yuanqi loses the position of Commissioner of Police, he could quickly secure a position in another department. By then, your Hong Kong Police Force will be in for a disgusting situation!"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Lu Minghua also felt it made sense: "So you want to find another opportunity?"

Chen Jiajun nodded: "That's right, but I don't have any leads for now!"

"I do have a case here that might be able to help you!" Lu Minghua tapped the table and said to Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Secretary Lu can find a knife?"

Lu Minghua nodded and said: "Let me briefly introduce it to you first, and then I will have someone send the documents to you!"

"Speak freely," Chen Jiajun nodded.

After a moment of silence, Lu Minghua said: "Recently, a new gang has appeared in Hong Kong, an organization called the Detective Gang!"

"Detective Gang?" Chen Jiajun frowned and said: "Underworld?"

"It's hard to define!" Lu Minghua lit a cigarette and said to Chen Jiajun: "This Detective Gang calls themselves that, and they haven't gotten involved in underground businesses like other societies. What they mainly do is research old, cold cases and some unjust, false, or wrong cases from the Hong Kong Police Force that had no follow-up."

"Hah, that sounds pretty good! Isn't that helping the police solve cases?" Chen Jiajun teased: "The police should award these people a Good Citizen Award!"

Lu Minghua said irritably: "If they were really just providing clues to the police, I don't think the police would be stingy with some prize money. The problem is, after they investigate these cases, they don't choose to report them to the police, but instead choose a more extreme method."

"Hmm? What method?" Chen Jiajun asked with some curiosity.

Lu Minghua took a deep breath and said: "Private retaliation! Once they find the mastermind behind how the original victim died, they execute these people using the same method as the victim's death back then."

"Hiss!" Chen Jiajun looked at Lu Minghua in surprise: "It's that direct?"

Lu Minghua said with a headache: "The police still have no leads on this group, and the Detective Gang uses the case file codes as a provocation. Every time they privately execute someone, they paint the code as a provocation."

"Based on the fact that the other party can accurately grasp the codes of these files, I suspect there is an inside man in the Police Force! So I think this case will become the knife to strike at Cai Yuanqi!"

Chen Jiajun glanced at Lu Minghua and immediately started laughing.

Lu Minghua was a very smart man. The police had been unable to handle this matter, which caused the police to lose face and left him, the Secretary for Security, looking bad as well.

Since the police didn't have the ability, Lu Minghua simply changed his approach and let Chen Jiajun solve it.

It could be said that this was a deal that killed two birds with one stone.

Chen Jiajun was no fool either, and he smiled at Lu Minghua: "Secretary Lu, you are making me work for your Security Bureau!"

Lu Minghua smiled; they were both smart people, so he never thought about hiding it from Chen Jiajun: "A mutually beneficial matter."

Chen Jiajun was silent for a moment and said: "Fine, I'll take this case! But my methods might be a bit unsightly!"

"As long as it's within the acceptable range!" Lu Minghua nodded and said: "The ultimate goal is still Cai Yuanqi."

"Good! I'll cooperate with your Security Bureau once!" Chen Jiajun reached out his hand and shook hands with Lu Minghua.

At this time, at Cai Yuanqi's residence.

As the Commissioner of Police, Cai Yuanqi had a residence specifically provided by the government for him to live in.

This was one of the invisible benefits of being the number one.

In the villa, Cai Yuanqi was looking at the news with a worried expression.

The news was sent to him by people from the Brotherhood, coming from a television station back in his hometown.

On the television station, the ins and outs of how the police back home arrested Cai Tianming were explained clearly.

They destroyed an entire supply chain for the sale, production, and trafficking of Laundry Powder.

This was a huge blow to the entire Brotherhood.

One must know that at least half of the Brotherhood's funding came from this type of supply chain.

Now that this capital chain was broken, it was no small blow to the Brotherhood.

Cai Yuanqi's anxiety also stemmed from this, as his distant cousin Cai Tianming had been captured by the police back home.

Given the strict control over things like Laundry Powder back home, Cai Tianming would very likely be sentenced to death.

If he were to implicate him when that time came, things would be dire.

Therefore, Cai Yuanqi immediately summoned Liang Ye, the head of the Police Force's Public Relations Branch.

This guy was also a member of the Brotherhood, so Cai Yuanqi didn't waste words and told him his concerns directly.

Liang Ye thought for a moment and said to Cai Yuanqi, "If this matter isn't handled well, it will definitely affect your reputation. Why don't we take the initiative to blow this topic up!"

"Take the initiative to blow this topic up?" Cai Yuanqi said, somewhat puzzled.

As the leader of the Public Relations Branch, Liang Ye naturally had some tricks up his sleeve.

He said directly to Cai Yuanqi, "Commissioner, have you ever heard the story of the boy who cried wolf?"

Cai Yuanqi nodded, "But what does that have to do with this matter?"

Liang Ye explained, "We take the initiative to leak this rumor and let the media hype it up recklessly. When the time is ripe, you come forward to clarify the rumor!"

"After going back and forth a few times, once everyone is annoyed by the hype surrounding this issue, you will be in an invincible position. By then, even if the news that breaks is true, it will turn into a lie!"

Hearing Liang Ye's plan, Cai Yuanqi's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Is this easy to execute?"

Liang Ye smiled and said, "Many media outlets have a good relationship with our Police Force; getting them to cooperate is quite simple!"

Cai Yuanqi thought for a while; this was indeed a good way to advance by retreating.

Once their plan succeeded, he would not be implicated by Cai Tianming in any way.

Thinking of this, Cai Yuanqi nodded and said, "Good, I'll leave this matter to you to handle!"

……

The next day, a report that shocked the eyes of Hong Kong citizens appeared in the newspapers.

Although this newspaper specialized in reporting groundless gossip, the headline was extremely explosive.

"Shocking: Hong Kong drug lord caught back home; the man behind him is actually the Commissioner."

Such a headline immediately caused this small newspaper to be sold out in a short amount of time.

Everyone began to gossip with great relish.

After all, this matter concerned the Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force.

And it was related to a drug trafficker; this strange combination immediately attracted many people's attention.

However, most people generally thought the newspaper was just hyping up fake news, and few took it seriously.

But soon, people discovered that the wind was blowing in a strange direction.

The Police Force's Public Relations Branch not only didn't jump out to clarify it immediately, but they also didn't arrest the person in charge of the newspaper; it was terrifyingly quiet.

This made everyone start to murmur in their hearts.

The consequence of this was that more and more media outlets began to follow up on the story.

Some resourceful guys even ran to Tianhai to get first-hand information.

It had quite a trend of intensifying.

Meanwhile, Chen Jiajun, who was checking information in his office, also received the news and got a copy of the newspaper.

Upon seeing the paper, Chen Jiajun was momentarily stunned.

After all, only a few people knew about this, and these people would absolutely not take the initiative to expose it.

Just as Chen Jiajun was lost in thought, his Secretary, Ilsa, glanced at it and said faintly, "What a clever tactic!"

"Hmm?" Chen Jiajun looked at Ilsa and said, "What do you mean?"

Ilsa said faintly, "Boss, I'm afraid not many people know about this, right? Now that someone has taken the initiative to expose it, I think it's a public relations tactic!"

"A public relations tactic?" Chen Jiajun was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.

Ilsa nodded and said, "You also know that England is very skilled at manipulating public opinion! The paparazzi at *The Sun* dare to dig up anything, so they aren't weak in public relations either."

"I once saw members of the royal family use this kind of thing, so I am quite clear about this tactic." (End of chapter)